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Welcome to the world of mechanical watches! That's a nice Seamaster you got there. Didn't realise that model came with a lollipop hand until I got a closer look at yours.
May I ask what aircraft you flew in the Navy? As for me, I used to fly for a hobby about 20 years ago. Just little bug smashers like Piper Cherokees 😁
Thanks for the welcome. I flew P-3s for the Navy, it was sad to see her replaced with the P-8, but it was time.
 
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Mad Dog Mad Dog
Very good, sir…and welcome to OF. 👍

It’s good to see a fellow Nasal Radiator at OF…and looking forward to some watch action shots from the aircraft. I flew SH-60Bs in the fleet in the late 1980s/early 1990s. Pictured below is my beloved Seiko 6309-7049 automatic which I purchased new in 1987 at the NAS Whiting Field NEX while an SNA in VT-2…

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Glad to find the OF, watches are my new obsession. I am on a staff tour now. I'll get some plane/watch action shots when I get back CONUS.
 
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ketchj ketchj
Thanks for the welcome. I flew P-3s for the Navy, it was sad to see her replaced with the P-8, but it was time.
The P-3 Orion was a great aircraft. So well suited to its role. In a former life I was a medical officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (what you Americans call a "flight surgeon"?) and I was lucky enough to fly in one as a casual observer. We've replaced ours with the P-8 as well.
 
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ketchj ketchj
Glad to find the OF, watches are my new obsession. I am on a staff tour now. I'll get some plane/watch action shots when I get back CONUS.
Picked up this Planet Ocean XL out in town, its a heavy watch, but pilots are supposed to wear big watches.
 
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A great weekend at the Lincolnshire Aviation Centre air show (Former RAF East Kirkby in WW2 and home of the Lancaster Just Jane).
This sign in the toilets always makes me smile...
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Omegafanman Omegafanman
A great weekend at the Lincolnshire Aviation Centre air show (Former RAF East Kirkby in WW2 and home of the Lancaster Just Jane).
This sign in the toilets always makes me smile...
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Had to post some photos from the show as well. Aways a great atmosphere, a super fun day and a real tribute to those who served in the RAF during WW2. The BBMF also put on an awsome display.
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Q: Is it possible to have too many patches on a flight jacket?

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A: Nope.

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Mad Dog Mad Dog
Q: Is it possible to have too many patches on a flight jacket?

😕

A: Nope.

😁


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Does your Type G-1 look anything like this? 😁
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DoctorEvil DoctorEvil
Does your Type G-1 look anything like this? 😁
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Ummm…no…due to being a rotorhead, I wasn’t allowed to be jet puke sassy (saucy) with my G-1…😉…

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Ummm…no…due to being a rotorhead, I wasn’t allowed to be jet puke sassy (saucy) with my G-1…😉…

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Beautiful jacket. Just the right number of patches too! 👍
Does the Type G-1 ever get worn in the cockpit by modern naval aviators? Or is it strictly Nomex these days? Just curious.
 
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DoctorEvil DoctorEvil
Beautiful jacket. Just the right number of patches too! 👍
Does the Type G-1 ever get worn in the cockpit by modern naval aviators? Or is it strictly Nomex these days? Just curious.
Thanks, sir…it was issued to me at AOCS in 1986…and I wore it fairly often in the cockpit of the SH-60B in the late 1980s/early 1990s. I have no idea if the G-1 currently gets worn in the cockpit…good question…maybe @ketchj can chime in.

Also, I started feeling a little sassy (saucy) and decided to give it the old college try regarding temporarily slathering my G-1 in patches…

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The nomex jackets are for flair, the leather jackets are for style.
 
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Thanks, sir…it was issued to me at AOCS in 1986…and I wore it fairly often in the cockpit of the SH-60B in the late 1980s/early 1990s. I have no idea if the G-1 currently gets worn in the cockpit…good question…maybe @ketchj can chime in.

Also, I started feeling a little sassy (saucy) and decided to give it the old college try regarding temporarily slathering my G-1 in patches…

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I love the just say no to black shoe!
 
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ketchj ketchj
Somewhere over the Pacific

Loving your photos! I’m getting reacquainted with flying and currently starting my PPL again. I didn’t have the patience or finances available years ago but I’m very excited to get back in the air. Keep sharing your pictures, this thread is becoming a favourite!
 
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I love the just say no to black shoe!
That patch did not fair well on deployment when we were detached to and flying off cruisers, destroyers, and frigates. We typically only had 4 to 6 [brown shoe] pilots compared to about 30 [black shoe] SWOs…and of course the Captain of the ship was a [black shoe] SWO who wrote our fitreps…but…yeah…we gave it the old college try with that patch a few times to test the waters but it never ended well for us.

Anyway, you must be happy you went P-3s and didn’t have to deal with black shoes, right? 😁
 
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Somewhere over the Pacific
And not having to deal with black shoes!

YAY! 👍
 
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Loving your photos! I’m getting reacquainted with flying and currently starting my PPL again. I didn’t have the patience or finances available years ago but I’m very excited to get back in the air. Keep sharing your pictures, this thread is becoming a favourite!

Keep at it! My advice to anyone working on their PPL is to dedicate the time to get it done quickly. Don't waste your money on warmup rides, when you could use that time and money later sharing the view with family and friends. I got mine while in high school and it took me a little longer than needed.

I was a military IP for close to 13 years, both in the P-3 and the T-44 (King Air 90), back in the saddles were an overhead cost that we didn't like to have too much of.
 
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